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No one escapes the Collector.All Gideon Lawes has left is his scrupulous honesty. Employed to investigate a supposedly haunted house, Gideon vows to uncover the secrets of 32 Belcairn Road. But he gets more than he bargains for in the form of the Collector, a spirit relentlessly pursuing an unpaid debt.Drawn by chance into the lives of cheerfully generous Fairweather and darkly ironic Holford, Gideon discovers things about himself he never imagined. But with the Collector closing in, Gideon must choose between destroying the friendship he values most or sacrificing his self-respect for a lie. Whatever Gideon chooses, the Collector will claim another victim.The Collector is book nine in the Read by Candlelight series of gothic novellas wearing paranormal suspense and mystery around an evolving ensemble cast. Pour yourself a strong cup of tea and pick up The Collector today.

An ancient queen refuses to stay in the past.One day Florence Skelton is risking her father's wrath by reading Jane Eyre and befriending Rosemary, the neighbourhood rebel. The next, a woman she doesn't know is trying to drown her. To escape her would-be murderer, Florence takes a job as secretary companion to an archeologist and his beautiful, distant wife. But excavating Aylesport bog brings ancient-and deadly-secrets to the surface.Florence can write about heroines, but navigating the bog's treacherous waters requires courage she doesn't possess. Her only hope of survival is Rosemary-and Rosemary doesn't even know she's in trouble. Can Florence find her inner heroine before she becomes part of Aylesport's chilling history?The Lady of the Bog is the eleventh instalment of the Read by Candlelight series, gothic standalone novellas featuring an ever growing LGBTQIA+ ensemble cast. Pre-order now to sink into a mist-filled world of ancient queens, literary heroines and a collective of lepidopterists.

Look what the mailman dragged in...Jasper Carruthers has turned deciphering smudged addresses and avoiding conflict into a fine art. A crate from Egypt contains a problem he cannot return to sender: a mummified cat sought by a desperate thief. Failure to deliver the cat will give the Postmaster General-Jasper's vengeful son-the excuse he needs to oust Jasper from the postal service. Jasper's attempts to deliver the package attract the interest of Captain Candy, an insufferable bore under the mistaken impression that Jasper tolerates him. Even worse: the cat does not seem to realise she's dead. Jasper's not sure if he needs an Egyptologist or an exorcist. There's only one thing he's certain of: he needs help. Forced to trust Candy with his secret, Jasper may at last have found something worth fighting for-but can he deliver the package before the cat lets herself out of the bag?The Dead Letter Office is book twelve in the Read by Candlelight series of standalone Gothic novellas featuring an expanding cast of LGBTQIA+ characters. Pairs well with a hot pot of tea and a biscuit.

Death is not the worst thing that can happen. Thomas Cross, Lord of Foxwood, has received a double blow. The discovery of his terminal illness is followed immediately by the news that his longterm partner Pip is marked for death by the banshee of Connaught Castle. There is no cure for Cross's condition, but there may be a way to save Pip-at the cost of his remaining time.Recruiting his adopted son Julian to aid him, Cross travels to Ireland to free Pip from the banshee. As each successive encounter with the banshee leaves him closer to death, Cross grows more dependent on a dangerous fairy relic. But the gifts of the fair folk come at a price. What is the cost of Pip's safety?The Lord and the Banshee is the thirteenth in the series of Read by Candlelight gothic novellas featuring an ever-decreasing cast of LGBTQIA characters. Pairs well with chocolate and regret. Preorder now to hate everything.

Tidings of comfort and-ghosts?As the solitary inhabitant of a notoriously haunted house, Micah Evanovich is braced for another miserable Christmas. He passes his days playing the piano, brooding on his failure to produce a sonata worthy of the woman he loved, and hiding from the world. When a wilful heiress decides his house is the perfect location for her spooky Christmas soiree, Micah's very existence is threatened. Will the party provide Micah with the chance to put his past behind him-or further cement his failures?Pippa Goodfellow has five thousand pounds a year and a simple wish: to scare the socks off her infuriatingly superior cousin Julian and his odious friend Bryant. But when her revenge threatens the professional reputation of her beloved Uncle, Pippa needs Micah's help to ward off disaster. Can an eternal pessimist and hopeless optimist ever find common ground? Or will Pippa's Christmas Party end in Christmas tragedy for all? The Christmas Party is the fourteenth in the Read by Candlelight series of standalone novellas featuring an LGBTQIA+ cast. Pairs nicely with Christmas mince pies and ginger beer. Preorder now to help revive the tradition of ghost stories on Christmas Eve.